Seaside Soul & Scattered Me

I am captured by the sea. Oh, it is radiant. I am delighted by its beautiful eloquence. This girl on the beach with her dogs is a wonderful picture of me someday. I will go everywhere. I have a wandering soul, I do.

Though I have not had the delight to sit in its wonder very much, I dream of it often. It is such a joy in this beautiful world.

Out of high school, I plan to take the road to the clear waters as often as possible. I have been listening to Seaside by The Kooks [Left Picture] daily and I have been messing around with it on the ukulele. It just makes me desire it even more. 
As dramatic this probably sounds, I really do feel this way. I love it. There is something more, something beyond "the beach"within... I suppose it is all the simple beauties [Right Picture] that we must catch and find when we're there. When we're anywhere.


~My lover-self remark now~ 
The other day, a couple of girls and I were talking about, "Who on earth will I marry on this stinking earth!?" I sat there for a minute, I was trying to dig deeper than I had before with this often-asked-question, I pursed my lips and tilted my head, "I don't know if he'll be white..or black..or what..but all I know is that, in him,  in his heart will be so many nations. The same nations or different as mine, who knows? Who cares?"


My friends smiled and said they had never heard it that way before. I was so delighted. I felt like I had this little revelation and happiness burst through me about my future love. 


The reason I am saying this is [when this topic arises] to challenge, remind, ask you to contemplate beyond the surface level aspects about your wondrous lover. It is such a joy, friends. It will not only refresh you, but regain perspective whenever you begin to go overboard on the unimportant things.


I love living. Living is so extravagantly fun. Summer has been grand. 


I am having deep cravings for the Lord. I want deeper. I want us to be in a reckless abandon, step and move with Him, like a swaying seaside tree. I have been praying for revelation on how to move with Him. I am in a beautiful transition of trying to become absolutely ready for when He says move so I can move. If He says speak, to speak. If He says sing, to sing. If He says dance, to dance. If He says now, I will say okay. 
We all have to open our heart. & keep it open for Him. "Where You go I'll go" is something we have to prepare ourself for..
Yes, we have to prepare our hearts for it. We have to surrender all. 
Oh and friends, it's not going to be easy sometimes, but do not lose hope and do not become weary because my God is full of hope and exceedingly strong.


Enjoy your Friday evening!